Seen, Heard and Counted

Contributors analyze the care economy in the developing world, at a moment when existing systems are under strain and new ideas are coming into focus. <ul> <li/> <div>Offers the first global, regionally diverse study of the “invisible economy” of care, including case studies from diverse regional contexts of Africa, Asia and <st1:place w:st=”on”>Latin America</st1:place></div> <li/> <div>Frames the debate on care and highlights policy experimentation and ideas currently in flux </div> <li/> <div>Includes new research and data on developing countries, showing how, where care options for the socially disadvantaged are limited, failing to socialize the costs of care exacerbates existing inequalities</div> <li/> <div>Comes at a moment when, if not yet marked by a generalized care crisis, the world’s existing systems are under strain and in need of rethinking</div> <li/> <div>Features introductory chapters that set out the conceptual framework and findings on individual country studies, and a concluding chapter that draws out the transnational dimensions of care</div> </ul>